All Connected car articles – Page 37
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ArticleSalesforce aims to give "wearables" a corporate boost
Mercedes announced a tie-up with the Pebble smart watch company at the CES in January (Photo: Daimler)In a move to speed up the integration of so-called "wearables" in corporate IT systems, Salesforce.com is launching a developer kit specifically targeting the new mobile communications devices.Wearables, which include cloud-connected smart watches, ...
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ArticleIFA - Berlin
The annual IFA consumer electronics fair will take place in Berlin September 5 - 10, amid expectations that several top executives from the global auto industry will, again, be presented at the consumer electronics event.Details of conference programs were unavailable, but last year, then-Ford CEO Alan Mulally was one of ...
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ArticleGenivi Alliance joins Web consortium
The Genivi Alliance has joined a broader Web consortium to accelerate the adoption of open-source technologies in the automotive industry. The alliance, whose goal is to drive the adoption of a Linux-based in-vehicle infotainment platform, brings together more than 175 auto and consumer electronics companies that are keen to speed ...
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ArticleNokia to invest in connected-car technology
Nokia HERE is a mapping and location services provider (Photo: Nokia)Nokia will invest 100 million dollars in connected car technology as the Finnish group focuses its business on networks, mapping and location intelligence and general mobility.Once the world's leading maker of mobile phones, Nokia earlier this year completed the ...
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ArticleVW opens electric-mobility competence center
VW's new competence center will bundle group electrical and electronic development activities (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group has opened a new R&DÂ center that will bundle all of the carmaker's development activities in the area of electric mobility.The new center is at the heart of Volkswagen's so-called "E-Campus," where Europe's largest ...
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ArticleNetherlands wants to approve large-scale self-driving car test
Dutch Cabinet Minister Schultz wants her country to be ready for self-driving cars (Photo: Dutch government)The Netherlands will introduce legislation in early 2015 to make autonomous driving on public roads possible in the near  to medium term. The government will send a proposal to parliament outlining the legislative ...
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ArticleIn predictive analytics move, Nokia to buy Medio Systems
Medio Systems is a predictive-analytics specialist (Photo: Medio)Nokia plans to acquire 10-year-old Seattle-based Medio Systems in a move to add new personalization features to the navigation and mapping services offered by its HERE division.Nokia HERE, which  makes location products for smartphones, tablets and cars, said Medio's predictive analytics ...
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ArticleGM demonstrates EN-V 2.0 in test of city driving
Four of GMs small EV fit into one parking space (Photo: GM)General Motors is starting tests of its Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 electric vehicle to find out how the small networked vehicle functions in a simulated future urban environment. The tests of the fully networked EV are conducted in the ...
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ArticleTesla Model X deliveries to start 2015
Tesla calls the Model X "a family vehicle with performance roots (Photo: Tesla)Reservation holders for Tesla Motors' upcoming Model X were told by the electric sports sedan maker that production of the electric SUV would start in early 2015.Tesla informed reservation holders in an email that was widely posted ...
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ArticleSAP Automotive Forum - Leipzig
SAP will hold its 14th annual Automotive Forum in Leipzig July 1 and 2. The focus of the two-day event is on speeding up time-to-market, increasing customer focus, improving business models to boost margins and improving strategies to attack new markets.The world's biggest business software group is hosting a gathering ...
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ArticleBosch introduces "combiner" head-up displays for BMW
The "combiner" head-up display makes it look as if the information is suspended two meters before the vehicle (Photo: Robert Bosch)So-called "combiner" head-up displays built by Robert Bosch will be available on a range of BMW Group models, including the new Mini hatchback, the German automotive supplier said.The combiner ...
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ArticleVodafone to bid for Cobra Automotive Technologies
As part of its growing automotive business, Vodafone is supplying SIM cards for VW Group cars (Photo: VodafoneVodafone plans to offer 145 million euros to buy all of Cobra Automotive, as the global telecommunications group bids to grow its business in the automotive industry.Italy-based Cobra sells security and telematics ...
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ArticleToyota, Panasonic develop cloud to link cars and appliances
Toyota and Panasonic want to connect cars and home appliances (Photo: Panasonic)Toyota and Panasonic are jointly developing a cloud-based service to link cars with home appliances. The product will be ready for launch in the second half of 2014.Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, said the new service aims to ...
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ArticleTesla opens up patents to give boost to electric-vehicle market
The Tesla Model S is one of the best-selling electric sports sedans (Photo: Tesla)Electric-vehicle maker Tesla is giving away all its patents in a move to accelerate the global electric-car revolution."Technology leadership is not defined by patents, which history has repeatedly shown to be small protection indeed against a ...
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ArticlePoint of view: Germany slow to move into digital traffic age
Germany is moving too slowly when it comes to adapting its economy to the digital age.The country's Ministry for Traffic and Digital Infrastructure writes on its homepage: "The digitalization of all areas of our lives and the economy is moving at breathtaking speed. We need to use the opportunities for ...
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ArticleStudy: Ethernet in the car set to grow
Connected vehicles are expected to boost demand for ethernet in the car (Photo: NXP)Connected vehicles are expected to boost demand for ethernet in the carAutomakers in Europe and North America are set to use more ethernet in their cars, as automotive architectures adapt to the demands of more consumer ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars tests self-driving vehicles around Gothenburg
Volvo says autonomous driving must be part of a broader mobility solution (Photo: Volvo Cars)Volvo Cars said it is happy with the test results of a fleet of self-driving vehicles that is gaining experience around the city of Gothenburg."The test cars are now able to handle lane following, speed ...
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ArticleAT&T to provide connectivity to Volvo Cars in N. America
Volvo's 2015 models will feature high-speed AT&T connectivity (Photo: Volvo Cars)AT&T has signed a multi-year agreement to provide connectivity to Volvo Cars in North America.The US Â communications group said that, starting this summer, its "Single SIM" mobile communications platform would be available to buyers of Volvo's 2o15 model-year ...
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ArticleAudi, JLR, Qoros, Genivi executives to speak at automotiveIT International Congress
With the speaker lineup almost complete, the automotiveIT International Congress is set to cover topics ranging from connected retail and the role of big data analysis to open-source infotainment and other key trends in 21st century mobility.The latest additions to the program include Maurits Aalberse, director of connected services at ...
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ArticleApp prototype provides wrong-direction alert
The wrong-way-driver alert uses car-to-x technologies for its warnings(Photo: Technical University Clausthal)Each year there are roughly 1,800 reports of drivers heading the wrong way on Germany's autobahn network. When this leads to accidents, they are often serious. One in six people involved in a resulting collision is killed.The Technical ...
